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Lewes Road Community Garden V Tesco

summer sun | 01.07.2010 00:37 | Climate Chaos | Free Spaces | South Coast

Gardeners and residents on Brighton's Lewes Road Community Garden face the bailiffs in the next few days. THE GARDEN IS OPEN despite sub-contractors Terrins locking up the front gates today (June 30).
More bodies the better over next few days. Gardens By The Community For The Community - Fuck the Corporates...










On Monday (June 26) 200+ people protested outside the site after the gates were locked by the gardeners to comply with a court possession order. This was done to keep a community activist from coughing up £7,000 in costs.

A day later the garden had been re-occupied and opened up. It is currently open having been cleaned up and watered. Main contractors Gilbert-Ash are expected on Thursday July 1 with sub-contractors Terrins scheduled to clear the site and put up hoardings on either Friday or Monday.

Meanwhile a legal and planning battle continues over lack of consultation and flawed planning process involving Brighton Council, main developers Alburn Minos Ltd and Tesco.

Since May 2009, when guerilla gardeners took over a derelict Esso garage, the Lewes Road Community Garden has provided a meeting space and green haven along the busy, traffic-clogged Lewes Road. It has been enjoyed by thousands of people, providing a venue for community events and bringing together local residents many of whom don’t have gardens themselves. There is a food waste compost scheme, vegetable growing and Fairlight school-kids have their own 'pot up a plant' project.




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so you have reoccupied it now?

01.07.2010 01:41

I turned up on monday evening after the bailliffs refused to take the key back off you and wanted to reoccupy it then, but was more or less told I wasn't 'allowed' to go on the land.
If you have gone back on then fair play, i thought you were going to back down in fear of legal consequences.
If you need help I'm willing to permanently occupy. I'll see you in next couple of days.

brighton anarchist squatter


Abuse of process?

01.07.2010 09:13

Has anyone looked at the legals regarding the Tory, Freemason infested, Brighton and Hove City Council giving planning permission for this?

It all looked very iffy to me. They could be challenged on abuse of process, misconduct in public office and more. Any chance of this?

Aktion Direkt


What is going on

01.07.2010 16:03

Yes we are back on the land, asking for an appeal. And in desperate need of legal advice so that we can challenge the piss poor planning application; if anyone can help with this in any way please email

 nolewesroadtesco@googlemail.com

thanks

Nolewesroadtesco


go green

01.07.2010 22:01

Cool! I used to live just 20 metres from that old garage. I remember being offered some dodgy expensive looking TVs by two men in a van buying petrol from that station. I think a community garden there is a great thing.

Krop


GOD LUCK!!

02.07.2010 11:03

Please win after BP is no wone sfe from the corporate hands of greed!!

it saddens me..a about house demo outside head of tescos???

You must win!!

C SENSE


Tesco goes green

03.07.2010 21:13



Option 1
Grow food communally, and share out locally. Enjoy cheap organic produce whilst enjoying therapeutic exercise and socialising.

Option 2
Remove the means of production, reduce the varieties available, sell only standardized food which is shipped from around the globe. Control the food supply and MAKE MONEY FOR THE SHAREHOLDERS.

Croltbopper